I have a Dell XPS desktop PC made in 2018. It’s used for testing operating systems like Linux and Windows. This year I wanted to test Windows 11 on it along side Linux Mint 21 which is already there. I ran the Windows 11 compatibility tool from USB and found it failed for two reasons. One was Secure Boot and the other was TPM. This was a disappointment because I wanted to have a machine I could test Windows 11 on and I didn’t want to use my Windows 11 laptop. The laptop I use in the field at clients locations.
I started looking through the Dell BIOS and found some settings pertaining to security. Linux Mint runs fine on a computer without Secure Boot as it does on this Dell. But it would be great to have Windows 11 on here, too. The internet was searched to see if this Dell can run Windows 11 and one article said it could. The directions were followed and it took about 4 or 5 changes to get it compatible with windows 11. I installed windows 11 and it went well.
Now to run Linux Mint, I have to open the Dell BIOS and change Secure Boot to OFF and disable Legacy Boot. This probably wouldn’t be easy for the casual computer user, but it’s good for me as a computer pro to stay active with the BIOS settings.
